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W. E. YOUNG BELT BUCKLE Filed Nov. 15, 1922 \NVENTQR WALTER E. YOUNG, OF

l dh dtll SYRACUSE, NEW YORK.

BELT BUCKLE.

Application filed November 13, 1922.

This invention relates to a buckle for trouv ser supporting belts which are usually passed through a series of loops in the waist band with suliicient clearance between the loops at the front Q10 permit the free manipulation and adjustment of the buckle.

The belt is of course, more or less pliable or flexible and is therefore. free to more or less at the loops as well as between the loops due partially to the weight of the trousers and to the various movements oi the body of the wearer, and unless some means is provided at the center front of the band that unsupported portion of the trousers will usually more than other portions to such an extent that the front of the belt will often slide above the adjacent portions of the waist band.

In order to overcome this objectionable result, various devices have heretofore been proposed including aloop at the center front of the band for engagement with tongue on the buckle and while this is ellicient to a considerable degree it is not sufticient to prevent partial or relative displacement of the center front portions of the waist band and buckle owing to the fact thatthe downward strain of the loop upon the tongue is either at or below the longitudinal center oil the buckle.

The main object of my present invention is to provide the loop attaching element of the buckle near the upper edge thereof or at least above the longitudinal center, and near the upper edge of the waist band where it is more efficient in preventing downward dis Jlac-ement oi. the waist band or upward displacement oi the buckle. and at the same time preventing the upper edge of the. waist band from turning down under the buckle.

r rnot-her object is to provide a more connnient means for attaching the front loop of the waist band to the buckle either before or after the belt has been tightened and clamped in place for the buckle, and also to prevent accidental displacement of the loop from the buckle when the belt adjusted for use.

Serial No. 600,572.

Other objects and uses relating to specific parts of the buckle will be brought out in the following description.

in the drawings:

Figure l is an inner "face view of the buckle showing by dotted lines, the adjacent portions of the belt and attaching loop on the center front of the trousers.

Figure 2 is a longitudinal sectional view taken on line 22, Figure 1.

Figures 3 and 4 are transverse vertical sectional views taken respectively on lines 33 and l-d, Figure 1.

As illustrated, this buckle comprises metal plate l having its opposite longitudinal edges overturned to one side of the main body partially across the rear -face thereof toward each other to form opposed upper and lower flanges 2- and 3- and intervening grooves' l between said flanges and main bodyfor receiving and guiding one end of a. belt A, the other end of which secured to loop -5- on one end of the plate 1.

The upper flange -Q is wholly above the longitudinal center of the buckle and main body of the plate 1 and is pro vided with alengthwise slot 6 substan-- tially midway between its inner and outer edges and also substantially midway be tween the ends of the flange -2-, for re ceiving a. loop -a on the band B of the pair of trousers, said slot being opened at one end, tl'iereby forming a tongue on the lower edge of the flange -2.

The free end of the tongue is oltset upwardly at 8 partially across the open end of the slot to form apassage 9 of less width than the remaining portion of the slot to permit the entrance of the loop a into said slot and around the tongue 7.

The portion of the flange '2- at the open end of the slot 6- is preferably ofiiset downwardly at 10 to form a shoulder extending part way across the slot and together with the upwardly offset portion -8- of the tongue 7- serving to restrain the loop -a from sliding off from the tongue when the belt is adjusted for use upon the band of the trousers.

It is now evident that by placing the slot 6 and tongue 7 in the upper flange 2 near the upper edges of the band of the trousers and belt above the longitudinal center of the buckle and substantially mid? way between the ends of the buckle not only prevents the slightest sagging of the center front of the upper edge of the trousers but also prevents the adjacent portion of the belt and buckle from slipping above the trouser band, and also prevents the upper edge of the trouser band from rolling inwardly and downwardly.

That is, by placing the slot and tongue near the upper edge of the buckle, enables the trouser band and buckle to lie flatwise against the body and assures a more perfect alinenient with the upper edge of the front portion of the belt with the upper edge of the adjacent portion of the trousers all which contributes material to the carrying out of the main object of the invention.

The loop 5- is hinged by pintles -11 to the upper and lower sides of the plate -1- in close'proximity to the flanges 2 and -3- and is provided with a cam member 12- inovable into and out of engagement with the belt A. to hold the latter in its adjusted position in the buckle.

I claim:

1. A buckle for trouser supporting belts comprising a metal plate having a belt-attaching loop at one end and its opposite longitudinal edges bent toward each other to form opposed flanges at the back of the Leases? main body of the plate one of said flanges being provided with a lengthwise slot open at one end to receive a loop on the trousers.

2. A buckle for trouser supporting belts comprising a metal plate having a belt-attaching loop at one end and its opposite longitudinal edges bent toward each other to form opposed flanges being provided with a lengthwise slot open at one end to receive a loop on the trousers, the open end of said slot being of less width than its remaining portions to facilitate the retention of the trouser loop in the slot.

3. A. buckle for trouser supporting belts comprising a metal plate having a belt-attaching loop at one end and its opposite longitudinal edges bent toward each other to form opposed flanges at the back of the main body of the plate. one of said flanges being provided with a lengtl'nslot open at one end to receive a loop on the trousers, a portion of the last named flange being offset laterally part way across said slot near the open end thereof to hold the trouser loop in the slot.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand this 9th day oi November 1922. WALTER E. YOUNG.

'lVitnesses H. E. CHASE, RITA CAMroLIn'ro.

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